Time Management Tips From Jim Rohn

I’ll admit that I’m a sucker when it comes to time management. I’ve read numerous articles and have watched tons of youtube videos to help me curb this problem. But, it was not until recently, that I came across a wonderful article where they were sharing tips on time management which they probably learned from the “Master Of Success”, Jim Rohn. I noted the points, put them into a good understanding pattern so that they can help people like me out there.

Becoming a master at time management will allow you to design and improve every aspect of your life. Jim Rohn was one of the most influential speakers when it came to this. His tips and tricks are very actionable and revive a sense of motivation in millions of people to date. Managing your time meticulously is easier said than done but just like anything great you will ever accomplish, the hardest step is to begin. (tell me about it! Sigh…)

Try not to just read through these steps but to put them into action.

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Here are 7 time management tips from Jim Rohn:

1. If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan

Designing your life is a nice way of saying ‘don’t let life happen to you, make your life happen’. A ship that leaves its dock without a planned destination will wonder the seas aimlessly and guess what, it will never get to where it was meant to be. Every day is an accumulation of time, therefore, managing your time is managing your day. This will lead to having your life planned out, day by day until you realize you have achieved most, if not all, of your goals.

2. Think on paper

Write down your goals and dreams. This might be a document, app, or the old-fashioned pen to paper, but this is not an option. There is something special that happens when we jot down our goals because the mind begins to see them as actionable steps not just dreams.

Most people say they want to be successful and dream about being great, but have never written it out the steps to get there. Meticulously plan and schedule your life in real time on paper. This will lead to the next step which is planning outhow you will achieve your goals.

3. When you don’t control your time, your time will control you

Have you ever experienced a day in which you did not plan out your time and before you knew it, you had gotten nothing done? This is how most people’s lives go by. They have no specific plan for their time and therefore for their lives. Your choices determine the person you end up being. See every moment as an opportunity to savor the time and make the most of it… If you control how you spend your time, you can control your successes and failures.

“Days are expensive. When you spend a day you have one less day to spend. So make sure you spend each one wisely.” – Jim Rohn

4. If it’s easy to do, it’s easy to NOT do

We kid ourselves, ‘Ah, that’s simple, why should I plan it out, I’ll just do it!’ This has proven not to work time and time again. Simply because if it’s easy to do, it is easy not to do. We are a product of the things we continuously do.

The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy is structured around a simple principle. Every single action, no matter how small, if done over and over again will compound to a much larger product. The small things we ignore and don’t do because we never plan for them will eventually accumulate to some big action we now have to take which will be much harder.

5. Without a sense of urgency, desire loses value

If you don’t plan out your time you are not putting a timeline on your goals. Having deadlines creates a sense of urgency. This is why we start to work on a month-long project around the last week to the deadline. The pressure makes it seem dire and will act as a type of motivator to completing and accomplishing our goals. Put a deadline on your dreams, otherwise, they are just that, dreams.

6. Study the art of setting goals

Every day, write your goals fresh without focusing on yesterday. This is a good way to weed out non-priorities and refocus on your true goals. Focus is something lacking in today’s society. Don’t fall ‘victim’ to this, so review your goals on a daily basis to reinforce them and make realizing them practical. Derek Mills suggests a Daily Standards system where we don’t necessarily work towards a long time goal but focus on daily goals which eventually turn into long-term successes.

“Either you run the day or the day runs you.” –Jim Rohn

7. We all have the same amount of time in a day

Start where you are, it doesn’t matter where you are now. 90% of millionaires started out broke. The key to success is taking a lot of action on a great idea and the only way to do this is to manage your time. Plan around every single action, no matter how simple. You can turn your life around at any given moment. The best way to do this is through time management.

Start simple by having a notebook where you write down how you spend every hour of your time. If you surf the web for 2 hours, write it down. If it takes you 30 minutes to stalk your favorite celebrity, write it down. Everything you do, for one week, write it down. In the end, you will see where most of your time goes.

You will also start to resent having to write down that you spent one hour looking at pictures of a car you could only afford if you actually used that time wisely. This is a great place to start, from there you can follow the many time management tips available to you and see what works best for you.

How do you manage your time to get the best results? Let me know in the comments below!

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“Timely” post for me – no pun intended! (Well, maybe.) I’m striving once again to get a better handle on my time management. Find it exciting and motivating – and more challenging than I care to admit to stick with. So far, I’m doing decidedly better than in previous years, and I’m going to copy this post and put it in my “Time Management” folder for future reference and inspiration. Thank you! (By the way – I should be in be now, if I was sticking with my current time management plan!)

Indeed. I think it’s a continuous process and something to work on – everyday. I struggle with this issue a lot. I’m finding these tips useful and hope others find them helpful too.
Wishing you the best on your journey.
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What a great post” I love Jim Rohn, he was truly a man of GREAT wisdom, and I equally adore Tony. I love these tips, and I think you really highlighted some important issues with time management. Compounding in particular, is only good when its your money in investing, when its your time or your to-do list you either lose it or get so overwhelms its not worth it. A little bit every day is key. The best example I can think of is cleaning the house, if you tidy a bit each day you never have to worry but leave it two weeks and Boom! Theirs your next Saturday gone,

I love cleaning! It’s like a therapy lol
And yes, I found these tips useful to my struggle with time management. Hope it helps others too. I think compounding, it’s a continuous process and something to work on everyday.

I’ve read so much about time management but every time I check out another post on this subject, I find something new to think about. I may have to try to write down where all my times goes for one week and see what I learn. But I suspect the answer will be that I spend way too much time working on my blog!
I like to “invest” part of my time everyday – so first thing, usually, I try to do something to help me get closer towards a long term goal. The rest of the time in my day may get “spent”, but at least first thing in the morning I feel like I’m doing something that will give me a good return on my investment!
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